Greetings from a van racing across Switzerland to our next (House Jacks) concert.I'm gonna save you an email right now, because I know what you want to ask:"How can my group tour overseas?!?"Well, obviously there are no guaranteed methods or procedures I can offer, but there are a few specific steps you can take:

I've been chomping at the bit to hear the Ben Folds album ever since I got a call from his management floating the idea.Holy &#*#@!!! This is perhaps the biggest thing to happen to a cappella since the Do It A Cappella special back in 1991! The potential audience, the potential snowball effect, the immediate cachet within and without the collegiate world... amazing.However, I'm hugely conflicted in how I should listen to this disc, as I wear a variety of hats in the a cappella community. From which perspective should I review the album?How about all?

Let me start by saying I wasn't there.I didn't see any of the drama. I missed the whole thing.So, before we begin, perhaps you should read a little bit about the ICCA finals at Lincoln Center this past Saturday:http://www.casa.org/node/4938http://forum.rarb.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5285 (same initial post, then discussion)http://pitchperfect-thebook.blogspot.com/2009/04/mtv-filming-a-cappella-...Alrighty then. Deep breath...Let's start with a little quiz1) Commercial television programs exist to:

There is a time and a place for everything, and sometimes a simple song requires nothing more than a few simple harmonies that are easily achieved with nothing more than your ears.
However, that's the exception, not the rule. I believe notating your arrangements has great value for many reasons:

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